A hurdle for Trump's agenda: Republicans who have never backed laws raising the debt ceiling
Members of President Donald Trump’s own party could complicate his effort to avoid a standoff over extending the nation’s ...
Johnson floats possibility of working with Democrats on debt ceiling
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in a Tuesday interview with The Hill’s Emily Brooks floated the possibility of working with ...
Democrats flip the script, eyeing debt limit to block Trump’s agenda
Republicans have leveraged the debt ceiling for years to block Democrats’ agenda. Now liberals see an opening to stymy Trump.
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The debt ceiling is back, but no need to worry – yet
Ultimately, Congress passed a short-term funding bill without a debt ceiling provision. The president-elect reiterated his demands on Sunday. “The Democrats must be forced to take a vote on this ...
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Senate votes to confirm Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to confirm Scott Bessent as secretary of the Treasury. The final vote was 68-29.
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GOP ponders how to raise the debt ceiling despite dozens of members who've always held out
Trump is no stranger to opposition from his own party in debt ceiling negotiations, and he isn’t keen on rehashing the issue as he returns to the White House. Congress voted to suspend the debt ...
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A hurdle for Trump's agenda: Republicans who have never backed laws raising the debt ceiling
Trump is no stranger to opposition from his own party in debt ceiling negotiations, and he isn’t keen on rehashing the issue as he returns to the White House. Congress voted to suspend the debt ...
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Democrats flip the script, eyeing debt limit to block Trump’s agenda
Through it all, Democrats have repeatedly pushed for no-fuss increases in the borrowing ... some of whom have never voted for a debt ceiling increase. “Congress must get rid of, or extend ...